Mirrorless compact cameras are the hottest shooters bouncing around right now, and Fujifilm’s next star just leaked: the X-Pro1 sports a gorgeous vintage look, 16-megapixel APS-CMOS guts, along with a slew of heavy duty metal lenses to swap out. The leak came from Wells Fargo, of all places, and details some very attractive kit: The… Continue reading »
Jan
06
Can the Nikon D4 Soon Become the Latest and Greatest DSLR?
Not much info to go off of here, but the French publication Responses Photo published some shots of what might be the Nikon D4. If this is in fact accurate, Nikon’s new flagship DSLR could be right around the corner. Technically, it doesn’t exist, but has been recently rumored for a release. As far as… Continue reading »
Jan
03
Leica Introduces New S-System Wide-Angle Lens
Leica Camera AG (Solms, Germany, www.leica-camera.com) recently debuted a new wide-angle lens for its medium format S-System camera line. The new Leica Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH wide-angle lens has a field of view corresponding to a 24mm lens in the 35mm format. It features a maximum aperture of f/2.8, extremely low distortion throughout its entire… Continue reading »
Dec
30
Canon Showcases New Professional Gear at PhotoPlus Expo 2011
Canon U.S.A. (Lake Success, NY, www.usa.canon.com) recently showcased the new PIXMA PRO-1 Professional Photo Inkjet printer and the revolutionary EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera at PhotoPlus Expo 2011 in New York City. Completely redesigned, the EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera features ISOs up to 204,800, a new 61-Point High Density Reticular Autofocus (AF) System, shooting… Continue reading »
Dec
27
Carl Zeiss Offers Additional UV and POL Filter Sizes
Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen, Germany, www.zeiss.de) recently added four new sizes to its UV and POL filter sets. They include 52mm, 55mm, 62mm and 77mm. The company also expects to introduce three additional sizes in January 2012. Carl Zeiss T* UV filters block ultraviolet light, yet are fully transparent for visible light. Its T* POL filters… Continue reading »
Dec
15
Olympus Motorized Zoom Lens Makes Your Shaky Video Suck Less
Despite its pending legal problems, Olympus makes some of the best Micro Four Thirds shooters out there. This brand new lens has a motorized zoom for video shooters and middle ground specs that combine a wide f3.5 aperture with 4.2x zoom. Micro Four Thirds cameras are little, which is great, but it also means they’re… Continue reading »
Dec
12
The Nikon D4 Stalking Light?
When Canon announced the outlandish 1DX, you could be sure Nikon wouldn’t be too far behind. Now, specs of the new D4 are leaking, and it looks like it could be a close fight between the two. According to Nikon Rumors, the hotly anticipated pro-level D4 will feature a 16.2-megapixel sensor, an 11fps burst mode,… Continue reading »
Dec
08
Leica’s V-Lux 3 Super Zoom Camera Gains New 1080p Recording Powers
Leica’s V-Lux 3 isn’t a radical departure from the two models before it. It still has a 24x zoom lens which shoots at the equivalent lengths of 25-600mm. But now it can finally record video in 1080p and 60 frames per second using the AVCHD codec. The V-Lux 3 also has a new sensor, which… Continue reading »
Dec
07
Add Telephoto Powers to Your Lens for Cheap
Zoom lenses are expensive. Telephotos lenses are really expensive. But if you want to shove a little extra optical oomph into you camera, this 2x $50 telephoto adapter is a killer deal. Just screw ‘er on and shoot. It’s as easy as it is cheap—each lens adapter is made for whichever lens you’re seating it… Continue reading »
Dec
01
PocketWizard Rolls Out Protective G-Wiz Trunk Bags
LPA Design (South Burlington, VT, www.PocketWizard.com), manufacturers of PocketWizard radios, is marketing the new PocketWizard-specific G-Wiz Trunk bag. Specifically designed for the MiniTT1, FlexTT5 radios and accessories, the G-Wiz bag gives photographers a safe and convenient solution to keeping all their radios and coordinating accessories organized and together in one place for quick and easy… Continue reading »